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News | 20 May 2016
United Nations, 20 May 2016 — The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concluded its 15th session today with the adoption of a report, including recommendations for States, UN bodies and Indigenous Peoples. The report adopted by the expert members…
News | 02 May 2016
Background
In 2014, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues decided to review its own methods of work in order to become a more effective mechanism within the UN system. In order for the Permanent Forum to be more responsive to its…
News | 20 April 2016
United Nations, New York, 20 April 2016 — Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an Indigenous woman from the Mbororo pastoralist community of Chad, is the speaker selected to represent civil society at the 22 April signing ceremony of the historic climate…
News | 19 April 2016
Advance List of Nominations to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017-2019
The following individuals have been nominated as members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2017-2019. The term begins on…
News | 19 April 2016
In parallel to the 15th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, hosted two dialogue meetings respectively for Indigenous Peoples’…
News | 29 March 2016
Indigenous women receive great attention at the 60th Commission on the Status of Women
NEW YORK (29 March 2016). After 2 weeks of intense deliberations and negotiations, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on 24 March ended its 60th session…
News | 08 March 2016
Statement by the Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Professor Megan Davis
Today, on International Women’s Day, we would like to recognize and celebrate Indigenous Women.
Indigenous women are one of the most marginalized…
News | 17 February 2016
On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, which came into effect on 1 January 2016 and will carry through the next 15 years. The 2030 Agenda is…
News | 02 February 2016
Nominations to the UNPFII 2017-19
The deadline for submission of nominations of members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has passed.
Nominations have been made by a range of Indigenous Peoples’ organizations as well as by…
News | 27 January 2016
Fifteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
UN Headquarters – New York
9 to 20 May 2016
Theme: “Indigenous Peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”.
Provisional Agenda
1. Election of officers
2.…
News | 29 December 2015
The United Nations calls for nominations of candidates to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2017-2019 from Indigenous Peoples’ organizations.
The deadline for submission of nominations of members of the United Nations Permanent…
News | 16 December 2015
Reaching an historic agreement over the weekend at COP 21, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Paris was no easy task. United Nations agreements are made by consensus where a large number of States have to consider their…